HER HUSBAND STATIONED TWENTY ARMED MEN OUTSIDE THE DELIVERY ROOM—BUT HIS WIFE WAS ALREADY TEARING DOWN HIS EMPIRE FROM 30,000 FEET

create something without cameras, applause, or a woman quietly managing the human consequences of his ambition.

Two years after Victoria left, Ricardo saw her again.

It happened at an energy conference in Seattle.

Victoria was the keynote speaker.

Ricardo was scheduled on a minor technical panel before lunch in a room only half full.

He had known she would continue reading …